Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-15
DISTRICT DAY IN THE HOUSE.
Various Measures Of Local Interest
Passed.


TAX ARREARS AND TAX sALES-RxTRA POLICE FOR
THE NATIONAL DRILL-RAIIS OF STREET RAIL
ROADs-OTHER BILLS PASSED AND MEASURES LAID
OVER FOR FUTURE ACTION.
The House not getting at District business until
O'Clock yesterday an evening session was held to
continue the business. The bill to exempt the
property OF Louise Home from taxation which was
taken up In committee OF the whole at 3 O'Clock
was approved, after some discussion, by a vote OF
la to 81. The bill to pay the Chittenden Bros.
$15 900 on account OF loss sustained in the con-
struction OF dam at Great Falls was also ap-
proved by the committee. But when these two
bills were taken up In the House they were de-
feated by the point Of mo quorum being made
against them.
The bill to exempt the property of st. Dominic,s
church from taxation and the bill giving quit
claim title for certain property to James s. McGee
were passed. After the passage OF these the bill
to incorporate the Windsor hotel occupied all the
time until O'Clock, when it was laid aside and a
recess taken until 1880 O'Clock
At the evening session there WIS . very slim at
tendance. The Windsor hotel bill was not again
taken up. The first bill passed was to provide
that a summons may be left at the residence Of
the person for whom 1t Is intended when, after a
proper search the person cannot be found.
SPECIAL POLICEMEN FOR THE DkIrL.
The bill appropr1atdng 5000 for the employ
ment Of special police during the national drill to
take place in May was next passed.
TAX ARREARS AND TAX SALES.
The bill reducing the interest on tax arrears
and the bill presenting the time for sales and for
notice of sales Of property I'm the District for
due taxes, were passed The latter provides for
the publication in pamphlet OF the property in
arrears OF taxes on the first day OF July, 1887 and
OF the pamphlet, OF which 5000 copies are to be
printed Is to be given on the first Tuesday of Sep
TEMPER, 1887, and OF each year thereafter.
on
thOr1ty to publish orders regulating the construc-
tion and repairs OF elevators and providing pen
atty OF from $40 TO 500 for violations oftheOrders
RAILS OF STREET RAILROADS
The next bill passed authorizes and empowers
the commissioners to prescribe thegrade and form
and character of the rails of street railroads. and
the material and character OF the pavement be-
tween the rails and two feet on the exterior of the
outer rails. The cost Of work ordered by the Com
mls1onerS shall be borne by the railroad company
mteresCed, and II the latter refuse or neglect to
comply with the order, the work shall be done by
the District, at the company's expense.
EXTENSION OF STREETS AND AVENUES NoRTHwARD.
The bill authorizing the District Commissioners
to cause to be surveyed and plated streets and
avenues in the northern suburbs OF the city was
then passed. The bill authorizes the Commits
soners to make and publish general rules to regu-
late the plating and subdivfding OF all lands and
plat must be indorsed by the Engineer Commits
soner OF the District before it can be admitted to
record special section in the bill provides that
in extending streets or avenues the Commissioners
may secure right Of way through cemeteries, II
necessary, by stipulation with the owners or by
OTHER BILLS PASSED.
Bills allowing railroad tracks to the monument
lot to be used in filling up Babcock lake: for the
compilation of the laws OF the District and the ap-
Pointment OF q reporter Of the Supreme Court OF
the District; to incorporate reform school for
girls; 70 increase the pay of physicians to the
poor from $500 to 5000 per year and extending the
charter Of the F1remen's Insurance company to
The bill to increase the police force OF the Dis
tr1ct 10 thirty sergeants and three hundred pri-
Yates was passed.
STEAM ENGINEERING IN THElDrsrR1cr.
The senate bill to regulate steam engineering
in the District OF Columbia, with the Senate
amendments, was passed. The bill:prov1des that
no minor shall be placed in charge of q steam
engine; that no one shall be allowed to take
commissioners, to be given after the Mcencee has
passed q satisfactory examination. The bill also
aims at securing the sobrety OF engineers by
licenses.
The bill to extend the powers Of the National
sn Saae company and the bill for the protec-
account or the point OF no quorum being made
against them.
STILL TO BE PASSED By THE SENATE
All OF these bills except the last have yet to be
passed by the Senate before they can become
laws.
NO LIQUOR EXCEPT FOB MEDICINAL PURPOSES.
MI. Sessions introduced bill In the House yes
terday prohibiting any person from sailing or CIV
Ing away Intoxicating liquors In the District OF
ColumDla except for medicinal purposes. Licenses
TO Sa 9ranfS Liquors for such pn1Roses are
therefor not less than $50 nor more than 500 The
Tying the disease, and this certificate is to be held
Dy tne seller as his own security. The police may